YOU DON’T STOP BEING A CCW WHEN YOU BECOME A PARENT OR GRANDPARENT
We had the greatest thing happen to us just before the 4th of July this year. We became first time grandparents! In order to help out my daughter and son-in-law, both of whom work full time, I agreed to do Grandma daycare for my little granddaughter. Of course my first thoughts were stocking up on […]
YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU’LL BE REQUIRED TO DEFEND YOURSELF
There you are going about your daily business, when suddenly a bad guy comes at you demanding your money or your life. What will you do? A 63-year-old autoworker with a concealed weapons license shot a 43-year-old gunman who confronted him and attempted to rob him in the lobby of the Citizens Bank […]
HOW TO PREPARE FOR AN ACTiVE SHOOTER SITUATION IN THE WORKPLACE
Few people expect to be the victim of a shooting in their place of work. It is rare that you will meet anyone who has actually been involved in an active shooter situation where they work. Very likely, you have no formal training in what to do if an active shooter opened fire in your […]
Should You Carry a Spare Magazine
Many concealed carriers carry a spare magazine or two to supplement the ammunition in their pistol. There is a fair amount of debate as to whether it is really necessary to carry a spare magazine or not and the best way to carry it if you do. There are certain reasons some shooters do […]
NATIONAL CONCEALED CARRY RECIPROCITY MAY FINALLY BECOME A REALITY
Republican Rep. Richard Hudson (N.C.) introduced a bill that would require states to recognize each other’s gun carry permits, reported The Washington Free Beacon. Currently, each state decides which other states’ gun carry permits it will recognize. Some states recognize all other states’ permits, other states recognize no other states’ permits, and many fall somewhere […]
THE RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS IS STILL AN ESSENTIAL LIBERTY
With football season started, every game opening starts off with everyone standing to sing our great national anthem. I’ve been thinking about what the founding fathers intention was when they wrote the Bill of Rights which protects our basic and inherit rights to speech religion, and the right to bear arms. This has become […]
Training vs Practice
What is the difference between training and practice? While the two sound very much alike, training is instruction you receive from another person showing you how to do something. However, practice taking the training you received and doing it yourself until you have mastered the concepts. Going to a shooting range and firing the gun […]
Do Ballistics Matter?
Photo courtesy of pixabay.com In crime shows, much is made of calibers and ballistics. One could argue the relative merits one gun over another and one type of ammunition compared to another. But really ballistics is of little concern when it comes to conceal carry weapons. What really matters is where the shot ends up […]
TIME TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT POLICIES REGULATING FIREARMS ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES
As colleges and universities start back into session, lawmakers and pro-gun and anti-gun activists alike will be taking a serious look at the policies regulating firearms on campus. Since 2015, there have been 15 active shooting incidents on college and university campuses. No federal law restricts guns on college or university campuses. Most states either […]
Number of Women Getting Guns Up 24% Since Parkland Florida Shooting
Statistics, Facts and Figures for the Media, Released on April 18, 2018 Talking points based on research from the National Carry Academy: The number of women taking concealed carry courses through the NCA is up 24% since the mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida on February 14. It was the biggest 60-day […]